PRINTER'S NO. 235
No. 206 Session of 2003
INTRODUCED BY MUNDY, BELARDI, CAWLEY, COY, EACHUS, FREEMAN, GEORGE, HARHAI, HASAY, HORSEY, LAUGHLIN, LEVDANSKY, MELIO, PETRONE, TANGRETTI, TIGUE, WALKO, WANSACZ AND YUDICHAK, FEBRUARY 11, 2003
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FEBRUARY 11, 2003
AN ACT 1 Amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania 2 Consolidated Statutes, further providing for the general 3 powers of the commission. 4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 5 hereby enacts as follows: 6 Section 1. Section 501 of Title 66 of the Pennsylvania 7 Consolidated Statutes is amended to read: 8 § 501. General powers. 9 (a) Enforcement of provisions of part.--In addition to any 10 powers expressly enumerated in this part, the commission shall 11 have full power and authority, and it shall be its duty to 12 enforce, execute and carry out, by its regulations, orders, or 13 otherwise, all and singular, the provisions of this part, and 14 the full intent thereof; and shall have the power to rescind or 15 modify any such regulations or orders. The express enumeration 16 of the powers of the commission in this part shall not exclude 17 any power which the commission would otherwise have under any of
1 the provisions of this part. 2 (b) Administrative authority and regulations.--The 3 commission shall have general administrative power and authority 4 to supervise and regulate all public utilities doing business 5 within this Commonwealth. The commission may make such 6 regulations, not inconsistent with law, as may be necessary or 7 proper in the exercise of its powers or for the performance of 8 its duties. 9 (c) Compliance.--Every public utility, its officers, agents, 10 and employees, and every other person or corporation subject to 11 the provisions of this part, affected by or subject to any 12 regulations or orders of the commission or of any court, made, 13 issued, or entered under the provisions of this part, shall 14 observe, obey, and comply with such regulations or orders, and 15 the terms and conditions thereof. 16 (d) Power and duty to protect water, air and natural 17 resources.--The commission shall have the full power and 18 authority, and it shall be its duty when enforcing provisions of 19 this part as provided under subsection (a), to ensure that the 20 quality and supply of water, air and natural resources in this 21 Commonwealth are preserved and protected. 22 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. A27L66JLW/20030H0206B0235 - 2 -